Jellyfish Pictures Ramps up Development Team with Appointment of Charlotte Loynes

Date: 07/08/2017

BAFTA and multi-award-winning production studio, Jellyfish Pictures, today announced the appointment of Charlotte Loynes to Development Producer. Jellyfish Pictures is driven by the creativity of its artists and technicians. One of Charlottes many skills is her aptitude for identifying great ideas and collaborating with the artists to ensure that each idea is honed, guiding it through the development stage and seeing it through to production. Jellyfish already works in conjunction with production companies, from concept to production, and having Charlotte onboard further strengthens our offering and allows us to continue to build an exciting future for our growing animation ambitions.

Charlotte LoynesI thrive on collaborating with talented and creative people, working in an environment like Jellyfish only breeds more creativity and ideas. With a large studio, where so many brilliant minds are housed under one roof, anything is possible. I am truly excited to be joining the team and aiding in the already stellar work that comes out of the studio.

Loynes will be working across the whole company collaborating with a host of talented artists generating exciting new ideas and projects.

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